Is navigating substance use alongside anxiety, depression, trauma, or other mental health concerns.
SAT: Stabilize • Assess • Treat
Women often arrive at treatment carrying more than one concern. Substance use may be connected with trauma, anxiety, depression, relationships, family patterns, grief, or ways of coping that once helped them survive.
When repeated treatment has not answered the deeper questions
SAT: Stabilize • Assess • Treat is intended to create time for those connections to be understood with care. The process helps the individual, her family when authorized, and the clinical team develop a fuller picture before discussing what should come next.
Is navigating substance use alongside anxiety, depression, trauma, or other mental health concerns.
Has experienced repeated treatment or relapse without enough clarity about the underlying patterns.
Needs a safer, more stable setting in which to participate in assessment.
Is affected by family-system or relationship concerns that may influence recovery.
Has existing professionals or loved ones seeking a more coordinated understanding of her needs.
Is unsure what level or type of care should be considered next.
SAT cannot guarantee a diagnosis, admission, placement, or result. Recommendations depend on the individual's needs and the information available to the clinical team.
One individualized process
SAT is not a fixed checklist. The assessment plan is shaped around the questions the individual, family, referring professional, admissions team, and clinical team are trying to understand.
When clinically indicated, support may first focus on helping the person reach enough stability to participate meaningfully in assessment and planning. The level and type of stabilization are individualized.
The team considers the person's history, current concerns, previous care, strengths, daily functioning, relationships, and other relevant information to develop a more complete clinical picture.
Findings inform treatment recommendations and possible next steps. These may include care in a Foundation Stone setting or an outside provider when another option may be more appropriate.
The value of context
SAT is not built around testing alone. Formal psychological assessment is considered alongside day-to-day observation in a residential environment and input from a multidisciplinary team. This may help the team connect information that can be difficult to understand during a single appointment or when each concern is considered in isolation.
We help you understand where things stand, what direction may make sense next, and how to move forward with support.
Assessment in a women-centered community
The Pearl's residential community combines clinical care, daily structure, and connection among women. Warmth and community do not replace clinical assessment — they provide a setting in which careful observation, honest conversation, and professional care can take place.
Formal assessment selected by Dr. Todd Corelli according to the individual and the questions being explored.
Conversations that consider current concerns, strengths, goals, history, and previous treatment experiences.
Review of relevant available information to understand previous care and the context surrounding current concerns.
Real-world observation of daily functioning and patterns within the residential environment.
Information from family members or referring professionals when authorized and clinically appropriate.
Additional assessment or consultation when clinically indicated and included in the individualized plan.
The exact components, order, and pace are individualized. SAT does not promise a particular diagnosis, admission, placement, or outcome.
Assessment pathways
Three assessment pathways allow the timeframe and scope to reflect the clinical questions being explored. Admissions and clinical review help determine which pathway may be appropriate.
10-day pathway
A focused residential assessment intended to support diagnostic clarification, treatment recommendations, and planning for possible next steps.
14-day pathway
An extended assessment that allows additional time for observation, stabilization when clinically indicated, authorized family input, and diagnostic refinement.
Individualized pathway
A different timeframe or scope may be developed when the clinical questions and the individual's needs call for another approach.
At the conclusion
Deliverables depend on the individualized assessment plan and the information available to the clinical team.
Clinical leadership
PhD – Psychologist
Dr. Todd Corelli is a psychologist listed on The Pearl's clinical team. He leads the assessment process for SAT. For more than 30 years, he has worked with families, teenagers, and young adults.
He earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology from Brigham Young University and completed a pediatric psychology residency at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.
His work with families and professionals in the United States and internationally has shaped a perspective grounded in genuine connection, emotional safety, and a balance of warmth and structure.
Life at The Pearl
When SAT is delivered at The Pearl, the assessment takes place within the same residential community used for ongoing treatment — daily structure, shared spaces, and connection among women.
SAT may also determine that a different Foundation Stone setting better fits the individual's clinical and stabilization needs.
Frequently asked questions
SAT stands for Stabilize, Assess, Treat. It is a residential assessment process intended to help individuals, families, and referring professionals develop a fuller understanding before making longer-term treatment decisions.
No. An SAT assessment does not guarantee admission to The Pearl. The team discusses possible next steps based on the information available and may recommend another resource when appropriate.
Yes, typically 10–14 days, with a Custom Assessment available when clinically appropriate.
No. Dr. Todd Corelli determines the assessment approach according to the individual and the questions the team is trying to understand. Components and areas of focus vary according to clinical need.
Depending on the individual's needs, this may include a written psychological report, diagnostic clarification, treatment recommendations, feedback and review with the individual, family review when authorized and appropriate, and a recommended treatment roadmap.
Family members and current professionals may contribute information or participate in review and planning when authorized by the individual and clinically appropriate.
Our admissions team can answer specific pricing and insurance questions directly.
Contact The Pearl's admissions team. They can learn more about what has been happening and discuss whether SAT may be appropriate based on the information available.
A thoughtful next step
You do not have to organize the entire story before calling. The admissions team can listen to what has been happening, answer questions, and discuss whether SAT may be appropriate.
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